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<blockquote data-quote="DarrenGMiller" data-source="post: 2690852" data-attributes="member: 23174">I have been married for over 13 years to a non-gamer.&nbsp; I wish she would try it, but I am glad she tolerates it at least.She had a very sheltered upbringing with a very conservative mother.&nbsp; When we met, she thought gaming was evil.&nbsp; She also thought I was at very least an abberant personality due to my interest in the horror genre.&nbsp; She was never allowed to even watch Star Trek as a child, because &quot;it had scary music.&quot;&nbsp; I gave up gaming when we got married (wasn't happy about 2nd Edition D&amp;D anyway) in May 1992 and stayed away until 1998.&nbsp; In the meantime, I found some online resources, such as James Young's page and religioustolerance.org and convinced her to read them.&nbsp; She has since sat through a bunch of game sessions and realizes that it is just a bunch of guys (and occasionally a girl or two) bs'ing around a table and pretending to be something that doesn't exist.&nbsp; This is progress.Now, I can talk gaming with her and she understands.&nbsp; She can even give feedback on gaming-related topics.&nbsp; Keeping in mind how far she has come, I could not ask for more.DM</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DarrenGMiller, post: 2690852, member: 23174"] I have been married for over 13 years to a non-gamer. I wish she would try it, but I am glad she tolerates it at least. She had a very sheltered upbringing with a very conservative mother. When we met, she thought gaming was evil. She also thought I was at very least an abberant personality due to my interest in the horror genre. She was never allowed to even watch Star Trek as a child, because "it had scary music." I gave up gaming when we got married (wasn't happy about 2nd Edition D&D anyway) in May 1992 and stayed away until 1998. In the meantime, I found some online resources, such as James Young's page and religioustolerance.org and convinced her to read them. She has since sat through a bunch of game sessions and realizes that it is just a bunch of guys (and occasionally a girl or two) bs'ing around a table and pretending to be something that doesn't exist. This is progress. Now, I can talk gaming with her and she understands. She can even give feedback on gaming-related topics. Keeping in mind how far she has come, I could not ask for more. DM [/QUOTE]

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